The fowle Surname
fowle Name Meaning and History
- English: nickname for someone who resembled a bird, in part representing a Middle English continuation of the Old English personal name Fugol, meaning ‘bird’, originally a byname, or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a fowler.
- Americanized spelling of German Faul.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 30 - Messages: 105
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Arthur Fowle/Salisbury, MA | Kathleen Fowle | 18 |
| Family Names Of Fowle 1789-1874 |
 dsegelquist
| 1 |
| William H FOWLE Jr: Family & Descendants (1900s) |
askmor
| 3 |
| fowle family in connecticut and monroe county | ann jackson | 9 |
| FOWLE FAMILY -I NEED HELP |
AmandaMay29
| 0 |
| William P. Fowle |
amherst5
| 1 |
| Fowle in Book about Early Chicago |
RLopat0710
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| Phebe Fowl marries Benjamin Thomas in 1781 |
BasketLady420
| 0 |
| HENRY FOWLE FROM KENT ENGLAND | JENNIFER | 1 |
| Looking for Fowle families in Ontario, Canada | Jana-Amanda Faria (soon to be a Fowle) | 9 |
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